Tag: Water Supply

Delhi govt plans to boost capital’s water supply through RO plants

Delhi govt plans to boost capital’s water supply through RO plants

The Delhi government plans on augmenting water supply by setting up Reverse Osmosis (RO) water purification plants in areas where groundwater is not usable, at localities that depend on water tankers, and jhuggis.In the first phase of the project, five RO plants with a total capacity of 363 million liters per day (MLD) will be set up in a year. Small RO plants are also likely to come up in areas currently serviced by water tankers. The five RO plants will be at Okhla (136 MLD), Dwarka (68 MLD), Nilothi-Nangloi…

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India supplies install 1500 hand pumps in Cambodia for augmentation of rural water supply

India supplies, installs 1500 hand pumps in Cambodia for augmentation of rural water supply

A virtual ceremony to hand over the final phase of the Project for “Supply and installation of 1500 hand pumps for augmentation of Rural Water Supply in Cambodia” was held on 27th September. The ceremony was presided over by India’s Minister of State of External Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh and Cambodian Minister of Rural Development Dr. Ouk Rabun. The implementation of the project was financed by the Government of India through a 100 percent grant. This entailed supply and installation of 1500 hand pumps in 2 Provinces of Cambodia, namely…

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OPTIMISED WATER SOLUTIONS – 24X7 WATER SUPPLY TO JHUNJHUNU DISTRICT IN RAJASTHAN

By Grundfos India SCENARIORajasthan is a semi-arid region with severe water resource constraints: while being India’s largest state by land size with a population of 80.7 million as of 2021, it has only 1% of the country’s estimated water resources. For drinking and irrigation, 90 percent of Rajasthan’s population is reliant on groundwater. Jhunjhunu, an ancient town in the state of Rajasthan, is located in the northeastern part of the state. The town of Jhunjhunu is the district headquarters. Currently, the water supply service in Jhunjhunu is unreliable coupled with…

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